Profile tattoo ideas

302 photos and flash · 22% Traditional, 19% Fine line · Upper arm most common

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Fine line tattoo of a minimalist face in profile with one closed eye, in black ink on the inner upper arm.
Single-line face on an upper arm
Traditional-style flash design of a profile figure looking upwards, with a blue rose, a sonic screwdriver and a banner reading Her Name Was Rose.
Her Name Was Rose banner with sonic screwdriver
Portrait tattoo of a woman with a hair bun on the lower leg, in black ink with small red details, beside a black lace-up boot.
Woman portrait tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo on the ribs of clasped hands beside the shadow silhouette of a head in profile.
Clasped hands and shadow profile on ribs
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in profile inside an ornate cameo frame with pearl beading, with outlined scrollwork across the shoulder.
Cameo portrait and scrollwork on upper arm
Two overlapping pencil sketches of a woman in an Egyptian-style nemes headdress with a cobra, hoop earrings and a beaded collar, taped to paper.
Egyptian-style woman portrait design sketch
Black ink dotwork drawing of the Nefertiti bust in profile with a stippled headdress and ornate lace-like collar, shown on white paper held between fingers.
Nefertiti bust drawing in dotwork
Black and grey pencil drawing of a young child in profile wearing a feathered headdress with a beaded band and star medallion, a design that could be used as a tattoo.
Child profile in a feathered headdress
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an art deco flapper woman in profile wearing a beaded headpiece, on the upper arm.
Art deco flapper in profile on an arm
Colourful skull tattoo with blue, pink and orange paint-like splashes and drips across the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour skull with feather splashes on upper arm
Black line drawing of a woman in profile within a circle, surrounded by lilies and small bubble dots, in an Art Nouveau style design.
Woman in profile with lilies line drawing
Black line drawing of a stylised wolf head in profile with a single red eye, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised wolf head in profile
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bouquet of blue and pale flowers tied with a ribbon, on the upper arm, with partial tattoos visible at the edges.
Blue flower bouquet tied with ribbon on an arm
Blue line tattoo of a figure in profile with closed eyes on the upper back, drawn in a simple outline style.
Blue outline figure on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing a woman's profile with a hand raised to her face and a black cat sitting in a round hand mirror.
Woman and black cat in a mirror on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a woman with a cat's head in profile, with a hair bun and dotwork shading on the shoulder, on a forearm.
Woman with cat head in profile on forearm
Fine line tattoo of a woman's profile facing left, with a small red heart above her head and a pink butterfly near her face, on the wrist.
Profile line art with hearts on wrist
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a woman's profile with the words Jane Austen in script beneath it, on the inner forearm, with Austen novels stacked behind.
Jane Austen silhouette and script on wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a profile face with a curved line beside it, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line profile tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey tattoo of an anime-style face in profile with sweeping brushstroke hair and shading, shown on skin.
Anime-style face in profile with brush shading
Black and grey realism design of an older man in profile with feathers in his hair, suited to a large tattoo piece.
Profile of an older man with feathers in hair
Two matching fine line profile silhouette tattoos on forearms, one showing a figure with a feathered cap and one with hair in a bun, in black ink.
Matching profile silhouettes on forearms
Coloured traditional-style illustration of a woman in profile with a swallow and diamond on her neck and chest and a skull on her upper arm.
Traditional-style woman with swallow, diamond and skull
Black line drawing of two facing profiles meeting at an interlaced heart knot above a flowing chin line, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Two facing profiles with a knotted heart
Black fine line tattoo of a profile head with flowers spilling from the hair and hands holding scissors, on the upper arm.
Profile with flowers and scissors
Line drawing of a profile skull wearing a feathered headdress with beaded bands, braids and ribbons, in pale blue and pink ink on cream paper.
Skull in feathered headdress in profile
Solid black silhouette tattoo of two facing profiles on the upper arm of a woman with long hair and a raised arm.
Two facing silhouettes on the upper arm
Full-colour Art Nouveau tattoo of a woman in profile within a circle of zodiac signs, across the upper back.
Art Nouveau woman with zodiac halo on back
Fine line black tattoo of two profiles facing each other on the upper back, with a woman's hair in a bun visible above.
Two profiles in fine line on upper back
Watercolour style tattoo of a woman in profile with blue wash and pink flowers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour woman and flowers on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in profile wearing an ornate Egyptian-style headdress, on the upper arm.
Realism portrait of a woman in a headdress on upper arm
Black ink line drawing of a face in profile with a radiating mandala, dotwork and a feather across the forehead and cheek, shown as a tattoo design.
Mandala and feather face profile design
Black and grey ornate lion head tattoo in profile with a patterned geometric mane, on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Ornate lion head on upper back
Black and white silhouette stencils on card, including a Dalek, several profile heads, a sonic screwdriver, a bow tie and a police box with the word GERONIMO, laid out on a wooden table.
Silhouette stencil sheets on a wooden table
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with flowing golden hair and a helmet-like headpiece, shown on the side of the body beneath a raised arm.
Art Nouveau woman with flowing golden hair
Black tribal-style lion head facing right in profile, drawn as a bold design on a white background.
Tribal lion head in profile
Fine line tattoo of a cat in profile facing right, with a curving tail, on the ankle.
Cat in profile on an ankle
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with pink roses, cherry blossom and peacock feathers, on the outer thigh.
Profile portrait with peacock feathers on thigh
Black line-and-solid illustration of a woman in profile whose flowing hair dissolves into dripping shapes filled with stars, dots and a crescent moon, on a beige background.
Profile woman with starry dripping hair and crescent moon
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two kissing profiles framed in a circle, on the upper arm.
Two profiles kissing in a circle
Black linework tattoo design of the goddess Athena in profile wearing a crested Greek helmet with an owl perched on it, drawn on paper with no placement shown.
Athena portrait with owl and Greek helmet
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile with a red rose in her hair and gold beaded jewellery, on the forearm.
Woman in profile with rose on a forearm
Black and grey linework tattoo of a woman in profile wearing an ornate headdress with scrollwork, on the upper arm.
Art Nouveau woman in profile on upper arm
Black outline tattoo of a woman in profile kissing an apple, framed by roses, on the thigh.
Profile woman with apple and roses on thigh
Black and grey photo of a geometric bear outline tattoo made of angular single lines on the inner forearm, with a grey sleeve pushed up at the left.
Geometric bear outline on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey wolf head in profile with a yellow-brown eye, set against green and pink crystal shapes on the forearm.
Wolf head in profile with green crystals
Black dotwork tattoo of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti in profile, wearing her crown, on the inner forearm, with another hand holding the arm.
Nefertiti bust in dotwork on a forearm
Two matching neo-traditional tattoos on a pair of thighs, each showing a profile silhouette filled with a night sky, planet, UFO and mountains, with text reading THE TRUTH and IS OUT THERE.
Matching space silhouettes on thighs